defend

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dīfĕnd/

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• Hyphenation: de‧fend

Verb

Plain form defend

Third-person singular defends

Past tense defended

Past participle defended

Present participle defending

1. To remove an attacker; to protect your things and/or allies.
2. (sports) To try to keep the other team from scoring, instead of trying to score.

Related words

• defender
• defense, defence
• defensive